As a member of SEAO, you'll be part of the only organization devoted exclusively to the advancement and education of structural engineers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In addition to many educational opportunities, you will also enjoy the following benefits:

Member pricing for regular meetings or meeting webcasts (approx. 6 per year), SEAO Seminars (typically spring and fall seminars), meetings and seminars at other western council SEA’s (WA, ID, MT, UT, HI, BC), and the annual golf tournament

NCSEA Membership included for Professional Members (Oregon PE) with member pricing for NCSEA conferences and continuing education

SEAO Roster (published annually) with 500+ members that is the go-to reference for finding structural engineers in Oregon and Southwest Washington

Structure Magazine (monthly) for NCSEA members with a national perspective including news and technical articles from NCSEA, CASE, and SEI.

Participation with SEAO Committees

Representation of your interests with other organizations (local, state and national)

Access to members-only areas on SEAO web-site:

On-line roster

SEAO Committee proceedings and documents

Newsletter archives

Employment advertisements (posting or view)

Networking opportunities with local practicing professionals

Earn PDH’s by attending meetings and seminars, with audit verification based on SEAO’s history file

Snow Load Manual

First published by SEAO in 1971, a revised edition was published in 2008 and is now referenced in the appendix of Chapter 16 of the current Oregon Structural Specialty Code. Updated data and interim guidelines published in Janurary of 2011 also need to be considered when using this document. See above for additional information and downloads. Please see order form here for new document.

Who We Are

SEAO is a volunteer professional organization whose primary purpose is education, providing a forum for structural engineers in Oregon to interact and improve their technical knowledge and professional skills. SEAO also works to educate the design community and the community at-large on structural engineering topics. Learn more...